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but first up, one of president obama's two political appointees at the irs is coming under increased scrutiny in the targeting scandal. turns out chief council william wilkins met with the president just two days before his office gave new instructions on applications from tea party groups. just what does that mean? and has this scandal jumped the fence from treasury into the white house? let us begin by asking elian a johnson of "national review, who has been covering this story. eliana, april 23rd, 2012, mr. wilkins was in a meeting with 13 people and the president. is that true? and does anybody have any reckoning of what went on there? >> he was in a meeting with 12 other people, including him and the president. and two days later his office did provide guidance on tea party applications. however, we don't know whether he personally was involved in drafting that guidance or was present at the meeting. >> seems pretty coincidental. wait, we know the president was at the meeting. >> we know the president was at the meeting. >> but wilkins comes out and coincidentally starts changin
but first up, one of president obama's two political appointees at the irs is coming under increased scrutiny in the targeting scandal. turns out chief council william wilkins met with the president just two days before his office gave new instructions on applications from tea party groups. just what does that mean? and has this scandal jumped the fence from treasury into the white house? let us begin by asking elian a johnson of "national review, who has been covering this story. eliana,...
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politically i think you're right obama care is the center of the election. this poll showed 64% of the people said they would not vote for someone that had a different position on obama care than they did. most importantly you had 42% say they'd vote for the republican house candidate, 39 for the democratic house candidate. that's a generic poll. go to october 2010, this same poll just before the election when republicans took over the house, democrats had a 43%. republicans are in a strong place to win the election in the house this fall than they were in the tea party election. that's because of obama care. they need to keep obama care at the sent over what they're doing. >> it's not over until it's over. one has to be suspect. republicans in my humble opinion should have taken the senate back in 2010 and 2012. they didn't for whatever reason. there's a bunch of reasons. you've got to have economic growth platform, jobs platform to go with obama care. there's splits on immigration, same sex marriage and legalization of pot. sometimes the government doesn't
politically i think you're right obama care is the center of the election. this poll showed 64% of the people said they would not vote for someone that had a different position on obama care than they did. most importantly you had 42% say they'd vote for the republican house candidate, 39 for the democratic house candidate. that's a generic poll. go to october 2010, this same poll just before the election when republicans took over the house, democrats had a 43%. republicans are in a strong...
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obama's crony politics rewards losers and penalizes winners. now, i want to make one point. as i've said on this show, i believe the largest banks who paid down t.a.r.p. this year really should not have taken bonuses. that was their mistake. as i've said, with the morgan stanley and goldman sachs and others who paid down t.a.r.p. in the middle of the year in june, they should have only gotten a half a year's bonus. and some of the other banks like bank of america and citi, who paid down t.a.r.p. at the end of the year should not have had any bonuses. if wall street were politically smarter, they would have foregone bonuses for all of 2009. that's right. now they could have made it up to their employees later on. i know that would have been with a hardship on some of their families who were good people. bankers are not the problem. you know, our enemy is al qaeda, not banks. but i'm just saying wall street is guilty of bad political judgment and bad public relations judgment. they probably should have foregone their bonuses for the whole year. now, whether that would have mat
obama's crony politics rewards losers and penalizes winners. now, i want to make one point. as i've said on this show, i believe the largest banks who paid down t.a.r.p. this year really should not have taken bonuses. that was their mistake. as i've said, with the morgan stanley and goldman sachs and others who paid down t.a.r.p. in the middle of the year in june, they should have only gotten a half a year's bonus. and some of the other banks like bank of america and citi, who paid down...
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political gain. earlier i spoke with david sanger, new york times chief washington correspondent, author of "confront and conceal: obama's secret wars and surprising use of american power." i asked mr. sanger if anyone blamed him for starting the controver controversy. >> not that i have heard. doesn't make that big a difference one way or the other who they blame. the thing your viewers need to know is we report on national security issues all the time. >> we being the new york times. >> we being the new york times. when we do these things we have a pretty stad procedure. we went through it with wikileaks. before we publish anything we go to the government and say, look, here is what we have. if there are concerns about ongoing operations, lives that could be at stake, let's discuss it now before anything is published so we can deal with the issues. >> that's what i wanted to know. we have a free press. you have the right to do that. is there a place where you draw the line? say for example you had
political gain. earlier i spoke with david sanger, new york times chief washington correspondent, author of "confront and conceal: obama's secret wars and surprising use of american power." i asked mr. sanger if anyone blamed him for starting the controver controversy. >> not that i have heard. doesn't make that big a difference one way or the other who they blame. the thing your viewers need to know is we report on national security issues all the time. >> we being the...
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what does that tell you about obama's political position? >> what it tells me is that washington lacks imagination. if i told you in 2011 that we would have funding levels at the levels the republican study committee wanted and president obama would have signed those into law, you all would have laughed at me. but that's what we have because we stood up and fought for it. >> the sequester thing was great. >> you wouldn't have thought that was possible in the beginning of 2011. we need to feig to change what's actually possible in washington. >> we'll leave it there. good argument. much more to cover on this shutdown threat. but first here's a little shutdown humor from "the tonight show." >> if the republicans and democrats can't get together, there's a strong possibility of a federal government shutdown. you know what the legal deflection of that is? a government shutdown is when congress continues not to work but they do it from home. see, they don't work -- why are we calling it a government shutdown? we are $17 trillion in debt. why don'
what does that tell you about obama's political position? >> what it tells me is that washington lacks imagination. if i told you in 2011 that we would have funding levels at the levels the republican study committee wanted and president obama would have signed those into law, you all would have laughed at me. but that's what we have because we stood up and fought for it. >> the sequester thing was great. >> you wouldn't have thought that was possible in the beginning of 2011....
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was president obama having afd cheap political shot? >> i think president is on nest guy and i think he really was expressing frustration that although the government, including his predecessor's watch, did huge things to prop up the banking sector, the thanks he gets, the thanks we taxpayers get, is, yes. the money comes back in. but the lending hadn't happened yet and that was supposed to be the whole point. >> steve forbes you can't beat the business cycle. the lending comes later. that's such a disconnect right now. steve it's really about regulating banks, is it not? about put ng banks under the government's thumb. isn't that's what's happening here? >> that is. and this legislation they're proposing would, you might say, make them into mere utilities where they can't do anything. on the lending side, if -- they had a strong dollar and if theyed that regulators saying it's okay to lend, yied start to see the money flow. if the fed wasn't keeping artificially low interest rates, you'd see banks lending among each other to get money
was president obama having afd cheap political shot? >> i think president is on nest guy and i think he really was expressing frustration that although the government, including his predecessor's watch, did huge things to prop up the banking sector, the thanks he gets, the thanks we taxpayers get, is, yes. the money comes back in. but the lending hadn't happened yet and that was supposed to be the whole point. >> steve forbes you can't beat the business cycle. the lending comes...
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but obama's ideological stubbornness, his political favoritism and his crony insistence on punishing winners and rewarding losers including what's left of big labor has stopped or prevented the right policies for american economic growth. scott brown has stepped into this vacuum with an incredible message. and listen to this. scott brown, the populist, drives a pickup truck. that's right. part of his campaign. now, president obama on sunday in massachusetts mocked that pickup truck obama says everyone can buy a truck. so scott brown comes right back and says, you know, unfortunately, mr. president, in this economy not everyone can buy a pickup truck. and i quote from will brown, "my goal is to change that by cutting spending, lowering taxes and letting people keep more of their own message. "right on message from fr mr. browne. scott brown has also argue that had health care is a tax hike and that catch acap and trade i tax hike. and if he win, it could be a giant step forward towards ending the tax hikes, small and large businesses, and maybe we can move toward pro-growth policies a
but obama's ideological stubbornness, his political favoritism and his crony insistence on punishing winners and rewarding losers including what's left of big labor has stopped or prevented the right policies for american economic growth. scott brown has stepped into this vacuum with an incredible message. and listen to this. scott brown, the populist, drives a pickup truck. that's right. part of his campaign. now, president obama on sunday in massachusetts mocked that pickup truck obama says...
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here's my point my point is it was political then. they're political now. if you are going to say that the obama administration, the president -- >> you are defending him. i don't know the facts on the naacp. >> how about one fact. one fact? >> 501(c)(3) vs. 501(c)(4). that's a key fact here. i'm sorry, when you are using protected money that's not supposed to be for political action. you are blatantly using it for political action, which the naacp did. that's completely dishonest. these were 501(c)(4)s. they had special permission. they said, we are here to impact public policy. that's what they said. >> what the the status of american crossroads? >> a c 4. a c 4. >> what is crossroads? >> we already said that. there has not been an issue. >> no, no, it's not a revelation t. question is under the law they are not allowed to engage und up to a certain percent on political activity. did they or did they not do that? >> they did not. >> they did. they ran hundreds of millions of ads across the country. >> carl rove can speak for himself. that has never been a
here's my point my point is it was political then. they're political now. if you are going to say that the obama administration, the president -- >> you are defending him. i don't know the facts on the naacp. >> how about one fact. one fact? >> 501(c)(3) vs. 501(c)(4). that's a key fact here. i'm sorry, when you are using protected money that's not supposed to be for political action. you are blatantly using it for political action, which the naacp did. that's completely...
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i want to come back to bernanke/obama politics in a second. when is romney going to deliver the big economic speech, jennifer, before the debates to really connect with the american voter on why his program of lower taxes and spending will rejuvenate the terrible economy that ben bernanke described? >> i don't know when he's going to do it. jimmy p. and i keep writing these columns hoping he'll pick some of our wisdom up and go for it. but he does. he has a problem connecting the dots and putting it out to the american people. i don't think it's going to work. in fact i think it will make his situation worse for the following reason -- this helicopter bill and obama are now operating a 1% economy. it's great for the stock market. if you push bond yields down low enough, sure, people will make money off the stock market. does nothing for jobs, does nothing for energy workers who are sitting idle. this is doing nothing for the great mass of american people. he's supposed to be the defender of the middle class. he's supposed to be the one who is
i want to come back to bernanke/obama politics in a second. when is romney going to deliver the big economic speech, jennifer, before the debates to really connect with the american voter on why his program of lower taxes and spending will rejuvenate the terrible economy that ben bernanke described? >> i don't know when he's going to do it. jimmy p. and i keep writing these columns hoping he'll pick some of our wisdom up and go for it. but he does. he has a problem connecting the dots and...
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. >> bill clinton threw barack obama on the political bus here. that was damaging. you saw a lot of democrats go wobbly. we'll see something coming out of the white house. the question is what can they announce that doesn't gut the core of the law. in their view these plans are noncompliant with the law. they are bad plans that don't live up to the standards they've set. how can they go back and retroactively allow those plans. >> he hasn't backed any legislation. i want to get to that, bob. tell me about the small business group insurance. i want to ask you about the insurance companies. they're all programmed now. they're all programmed to get rid of these plans and somehow get the new obama plans in there. let's say the landrew bill passes which allows you to keep your plan. the insurance can be re-reprogrammed to do this? >> i made the rounds today and asked that question of the ceos. larry, if you have to sign up by december 15th in order to have coverage on january 1. december 15th is 33 days away from now. so the notion that they can pass something in the con
. >> bill clinton threw barack obama on the political bus here. that was damaging. you saw a lot of democrats go wobbly. we'll see something coming out of the white house. the question is what can they announce that doesn't gut the core of the law. in their view these plans are noncompliant with the law. they are bad plans that don't live up to the standards they've set. how can they go back and retroactively allow those plans. >> he hasn't backed any legislation. i want to get to...
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. >> next up, obama's political side show, you know this guy's stuck on big birds and now binders full of women. it ain't going to work and our political analysts are going talk about that next. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. yeah, you -- you know, everything can cost upwards of...[ whistles ] i did not want to think about that. relax, relax, relax. look at me, look at me. three words, dad -- e-trade financial consultants. so i can just go talk to 'em? just walk right in and talk to 'em. dude, those guys are pros. they'll hook you up with a solid plan. they'll -- wa-- wa-- wait a minute. bobby? bobby! what are you doing, man? i'm speed dating! [ male announcer ] get investing advice for your family at e-trade. [ male announcer ] get investing advice extra curricular activities help provide a sense of identity and a
. >> next up, obama's political side show, you know this guy's stuck on big birds and now binders full of women. it ain't going to work and our political analysts are going talk about that next. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been...
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in an era of obama political favoritism this is a new low. fasten your seatbelts, everybody. "the kudlow report" begins right how.ç good evening. i'm larry kudlow. welcome back. we believe that free market capital similar still the best path to prosperity. tonight we'll review the washington assault on stocks and wall street. tonight's money politics message, no wonder stocks had their worst week in the new year. the index has lost about a per seventh and president obama announced more problems with the banks. this is an tie growth. al qaeda is the enemy, not the banks. next thing you know the white house is going to dispatch the u.s. marines to go door-to-door on wall street roots out evil bankers and i'm only half kidding. bankers have not have paid bonus until they have de-t.a.r.p.ed that was a banker mistake. but i find it interesting that fannie and freddie are exempt from the tax or any bonus criticism, while they are digging taxpayers in for hundreds of billions of dollars a debt. we're rewarding the losers and punishing the recovering winners. meanwhile, the financi
in an era of obama political favoritism this is a new low. fasten your seatbelts, everybody. "the kudlow report" begins right how.ç good evening. i'm larry kudlow. welcome back. we believe that free market capital similar still the best path to prosperity. tonight we'll review the washington assault on stocks and wall street. tonight's money politics message, no wonder stocks had their worst week in the new year. the index has lost about a per seventh and president obama announced...
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story >>> now, another big obama story >>> politically the collapse of obama care has given the republican party a tremendous opportunity for next year's mid term election, but you know what? sometimes the republicans are their own worst enemies. let's welcome former republican senator from texas kay bailey hutch chin son. as always, great to see you. i wasn't necessarily referring to you, i was referring to the generic republicans, but here's a point. judiciary committee in the house yesterday reported on by dan millback from the washington post, whispering or spoken word about impeachment. we're going to impeach. i have to listen. steve king, doug collins, blake farenhold, steve stockhold. they're talking about impeaching president obama because they don't like syria and they don't like obama care. i'm thinking that would be the nuttiest, dumbest idea at this point that's possible. what's your take? >> i think that diverts attention from the real issues that every american that has had insurance and that has had a letter from their insurance company canceling that insurance or the people
story >>> now, another big obama story >>> politically the collapse of obama care has given the republican party a tremendous opportunity for next year's mid term election, but you know what? sometimes the republicans are their own worst enemies. let's welcome former republican senator from texas kay bailey hutch chin son. as always, great to see you. i wasn't necessarily referring to you, i was referring to the generic republicans, but here's a point. judiciary committee in...
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obama his political and presidential progty of take credit for anything good that happens to anything, including the economy. isn't ate wit a wee bit unfair o give bush credit, paulson credit and bernanke credit and most of all, the american businessman and free enterprise. >> i'm with you on that i'm not surprised you and i agree on that i'm surprised watching the last segment, robert reich and i agree on the outlook. the t.a.r.p. is what pulled us out of the worst days. we keep hearing the president say the worst may be over. mr. president, the worst is over, the worst was that horror show we were living back in the fall when banks were failing, aig had to be taken over, fannie and freddie had to be taken over, we broke the buck, these guys did extraordinary work developing the t.a.r.p. and programs bernanke and fed put over and ben bernanke's contributions at the new york fed, they pulled us out of the abyss, if not for the work they did, we wouldn't be talking about maybe a recovery today, we'd be talking about a depression. >> bob reich, just a quickie because you will come back
obama his political and presidential progty of take credit for anything good that happens to anything, including the economy. isn't ate wit a wee bit unfair o give bush credit, paulson credit and bernanke credit and most of all, the american businessman and free enterprise. >> i'm with you on that i'm not surprised you and i agree on that i'm surprised watching the last segment, robert reich and i agree on the outlook. the t.a.r.p. is what pulled us out of the worst days. we keep hearing...
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political standing 1234. >> he doesn't have a positive agenda, it was all defense. so everything about this make it weaker. and now that putin had offered a head fake ala north korea or iran, come and let's talk and putin is perhaps suggesting that as sad otherwise will give up chemical cat weapon weapons thg says he doesn't have, has caused pause. >> a little tricky to give up something you've been saying for years you don't have. matt millmiller, how do you see story right now? i didn't even include obamacare and delays and the continuing resolution and the debt ceiling. >> i think obama is on the verge of his entire second term being crippled. even before the weirdness of today, the idea that he will end up in a situation where one way or another in-he won't he saend whipping a vote whenever that happens. and we go right into this debt ceiling show down cycle. i don't think the country, i don't think his partparty, i do think people are buying it. i think in he's apparel husband situation where the entire thing could end up feeling carteresque.husband situation w
political standing 1234. >> he doesn't have a positive agenda, it was all defense. so everything about this make it weaker. and now that putin had offered a head fake ala north korea or iran, come and let's talk and putin is perhaps suggesting that as sad otherwise will give up chemical cat weapon weapons thg says he doesn't have, has caused pause. >> a little tricky to give up something you've been saying for years you don't have. matt millmiller, how do you see story right now? i...
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trying to make a political talking point. this is a question, first and foremost, about the constitutional process. are we going to vote on the budget? in the budget that we are proposing to vote on, was the one designed by the republicans. it's their number, 98 , passed by the senate. we're just asking it be put on the floor. we would turn the lights on. some of these issues that have to be resolved, we can't negotiate that in the regular order. the irony is when john boehner became speaker, he made a commitment to return to regular order. a love of us said, that's great, but it's broken down. the breakdown now means that sides that want to get their point used as leverage shutting government down or stiffing creditors on our bills. >> so you're saying you would keep the spending caps. jeb, we have spending caps on the table. i think mr. welch makes a good point. we also have the vitter amendment on the table where the congress and the executive branch should not be exempt. give me one more, mr. hensley, that would solve thi
trying to make a political talking point. this is a question, first and foremost, about the constitutional process. are we going to vote on the budget? in the budget that we are proposing to vote on, was the one designed by the republicans. it's their number, 98 , passed by the senate. we're just asking it be put on the floor. we would turn the lights on. some of these issues that have to be resolved, we can't negotiate that in the regular order. the irony is when john boehner became speaker,...
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right now, today, president obama needs chris christie's political glow more than chris christie needs president obama. >> obviously, president obama is not as popular as chris christie is in the polls, national versus new jersey. however, chris christie also needs that -- that era of support, showing he's a bipartisan leader, not beholden to washington, not beholden to the republican conservatives or liberal democrats. he's his own man, that's his brand. so meeting with president and obama and defending people like jennifer and cpac, he embraces the brand. >> christie has argued you can seek common ground without giving up your political principles. and i think that's example exactly right and a very good message right now. i've got to get out. he is. and i think -- you should lay off him. lay off him, okay? kudlow dictum, lay off chris christie. keith boykin, jennifer and jim mclaughlin, stay with us, we'll come back to you later in the show. first up, the stock market rallied today and some really good economic news for consumer confidence. and home prices. we're going to talk to a
right now, today, president obama needs chris christie's political glow more than chris christie needs president obama. >> obviously, president obama is not as popular as chris christie is in the polls, national versus new jersey. however, chris christie also needs that -- that era of support, showing he's a bipartisan leader, not beholden to washington, not beholden to the republican conservatives or liberal democrats. he's his own man, that's his brand. so meeting with president and...
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>> i think the clinton/obama relationship when it comes to politics is interesting. i think obama's trying to run a '96 clinton campaign. but clinton had a great economy, obama's running on a distractions campaign, but doesn't have the great economy to boost him. i think president obama's in a little bit of a perilous situation. he's tacking left on social issues and is not talking about the economy at all. >> and it was clinton who made the sale, i just said this, clinton made the sale in late 2010, in the white house press room, on a saturday afternoon. he said if we don't extend the bush tax cuts, we're going to have a double-dip recession. he did that so brilliantly, i'm soft on clinton, i always have been soft on clinton. clinton made deals with newt gingrich for welfare reform and balanced budget the issue >> obama can't make the sale to the center. obama's losing 40% to a federal inmate. obama can't win those reagan democrats. clinton was able to articulate an economic measure that connected not only with the center, but the reagan democrats. i don't see obama
>> i think the clinton/obama relationship when it comes to politics is interesting. i think obama's trying to run a '96 clinton campaign. but clinton had a great economy, obama's running on a distractions campaign, but doesn't have the great economy to boost him. i think president obama's in a little bit of a perilous situation. he's tacking left on social issues and is not talking about the economy at all. >> and it was clinton who made the sale, i just said this, clinton made the...
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that makes it untenable to remain his attorney general and makes a very big political problem for obama running for re-election. >> mr. speaker? >> that's my bias. >> mr. speaker, it seems the president is going to take real punishment for invoking executive privilege. but i figure that his fingerprints are on this. i guess what i don't understand -- why would any american president, if he had no contact, no finger prints on this plan and if eric holder truly didn't know what was going on in his own department of justice, if that's the case, i would think they would appear to be heroes if they said, let's investigate it, reveal everything we can reveal from the documents, hand over everything you need to see, even if it has to be viewed to protect confidential sources of various attorney general offices around the country. why else would he want to lock up these document ifs the president's fingerprints are not on this mess? >> you just raised what, in fact, tragically, was the lesson of watergate. had richard nixon after the break-ins turned over everything and said, let's see who's gu
that makes it untenable to remain his attorney general and makes a very big political problem for obama running for re-election. >> mr. speaker? >> that's my bias. >> mr. speaker, it seems the president is going to take real punishment for invoking executive privilege. but i figure that his fingerprints are on this. i guess what i don't understand -- why would any american president, if he had no contact, no finger prints on this plan and if eric holder truly didn't know what...
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of the political expertise on this, i think democrats and especially obama will be very wary of going there. >> how big a political decision, 2014, more pink slips where the contracts are canceled? what will happen here? >> the president has already paid a political price for this. democrats will pay some political price. the ultimate question is can we get rid of the whole thing which is what i want. >> don't you have to at that time senate to start that process? >> you need a filibuster proof majority to pass legislation. so the only way you can do it is the way ted cruise z is trying o it. otherwise it will be the established law of the land and we have surrendered forever a major share of our freedom on an issue where the government will make for us some of the most morally profound decisions we make in our life because sometimes it's a question of life and death. >> i agree. i wrote a column about this. but i don't see how you to any of that unless the republicans take the senate in 2014 and the white house in 2016. i think that's their mission. thank you very much. now we have t
of the political expertise on this, i think democrats and especially obama will be very wary of going there. >> how big a political decision, 2014, more pink slips where the contracts are canceled? what will happen here? >> the president has already paid a political price for this. democrats will pay some political price. the ultimate question is can we get rid of the whole thing which is what i want. >> don't you have to at that time senate to start that process? >> you...
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three states where president obama has never trailed at any time in the real clear politics ing average. and as for ohio this is another state where obama has never trailed and the real clear politics average -- >> the democrats' lead has shrunk. >> one at a time, one at a time. >> seven polls came out in the last 48 hours. >> but you're under 50. >> obama is leading in every single poll. >> i'll say it at this time. as listening as obama is under 50, then romney has a very good chance in these races. keith boykin, i will tell you this, it may be true that money can't buy love, but money certainly can help in these close political races. i've got to leave it there. keith, robert, jonathan, thank you, gentlemen. up next, even if you don't live in the northeast, this storm will still have a major impact on you. steve leishman is back after the break to help you prepare. i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the ga
three states where president obama has never trailed at any time in the real clear politics ing average. and as for ohio this is another state where obama has never trailed and the real clear politics average -- >> the democrats' lead has shrunk. >> one at a time, one at a time. >> seven polls came out in the last 48 hours. >> but you're under 50. >> obama is leading in every single poll. >> i'll say it at this time. as listening as obama is under 50, then...
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and also it also doesn't solve the political problems that think they have with obama care, which is why you saw a senate democratic moderate proposal that came out today to fix obama care rather than repeal it, which is what republicans want. three policy elements to this proposal chiefly, one is the offering of a new cheaper plan, a so-called copper plan. secondly providing the permission for insurers to sell across state lines, rpg have called for that. also cutting reporting requirements on employers. now, is this policy or is it politics? well, i think it's likely the latter. if you look at the roster many democrats supporting this, including mark warner, mary landrieu of louisiana, all of whom face reelection campaigns. we know, larry, it is not likely that many dids and republicans are actually going to be able to agree on a legislative fix to obamacare. >> let's go back to the 6 million estimate. i hate to say it, i don't have a lot of confidence that comes out of the hhs or any of the related agencies. where did they get these new numbers? >> these come from aggregating the
and also it also doesn't solve the political problems that think they have with obama care, which is why you saw a senate democratic moderate proposal that came out today to fix obama care rather than repeal it, which is what republicans want. three policy elements to this proposal chiefly, one is the offering of a new cheaper plan, a so-called copper plan. secondly providing the permission for insurers to sell across state lines, rpg have called for that. also cutting reporting requirements on...
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. >> history tells us obama's always had a cool political temperment. he never gets too hot or too cold. tomorrow, the media will be watching. does he get a little too aggressive? obama was cold in this first debate. tomorrow, important for him to have a little energy. important for him to have balance. if you don't think he will pull an al gore, do you and start walking over to romney to answer a question? >> if he does that, mitt romney should do exactly what george bush did in 2000, a little nod and set the pace. bush did it to gore in 2000 and mitt romney can do the same to obam obama. >> now, let's switch gears and turn to my exclusive sri with charles schwab, thank you very much for coming on, appreciate it. >> i'm a great fan of yours and watch you every night on my treadmill. >> you're wonderful. i appreciate that. i really do. i have been reading your op-ed pieces. you have endorsed mitt romney. please tell us why. >> i think it's such a critical election, a turning point for the country. the last thing i can do is leave my kids hopefully a cha
. >> history tells us obama's always had a cool political temperment. he never gets too hot or too cold. tomorrow, the media will be watching. does he get a little too aggressive? obama was cold in this first debate. tomorrow, important for him to have a little energy. important for him to have balance. if you don't think he will pull an al gore, do you and start walking over to romney to answer a question? >> if he does that, mitt romney should do exactly what george bush did in...
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there are going to be other days for politics, said president obama today. particularly contentious campaign weekends with a note of solidarity for the candidates who each addressed a nation stunned by the tragic shooting in corado this morning. cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood joins us now with the details. good evening, john. >> good evening, larry. very few things can stop american government and politics in its tracks, but the horrific events were one of those things. president obama cut short a campaign visit to florida and cast himself as someone who identified as parents all over the country. those victimized by the shooting and those who weren't. >> michelle and i will hug our girls a little tighter tonight. i'm sure you will do the same with your children. for those parents who may not be so lucky, we have to embrace them and let them know we will be there for them as a nation. there are going to be other days for politics. this is a day for prayer and reflection. >> as flags flew at half staff over the white house and the capital,
there are going to be other days for politics, said president obama today. particularly contentious campaign weekends with a note of solidarity for the candidates who each addressed a nation stunned by the tragic shooting in corado this morning. cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood joins us now with the details. good evening, john. >> good evening, larry. very few things can stop american government and politics in its tracks, but the horrific events were one of those...
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it may be that the fed is not political. it may be that mr. bernanke is not political. but all the federal reserve governors in washington on the board are obama appointees and they are all easy money, big pump priming, lord knows some of them were involved in fiscal policy, those big spenders, does that influence and affect your thinking about these matters? >> certainly the people in washington and the people selected by the president, they're democrats, they probably believe in a lot easier monetary policy. but i think the story of this qe forever, is it took a highly for bernanke to sort of make the case, slowly build the case that we need to have an open ended bond buying program. so it certainly wasn't a walk, people weren't jumping out of their chairs to embrace this. but bernanke, as an institutionalist, doesn't want it viewed as a political thing. very worried about this audit. >> is this part of the obama re-election campaign? i know it's an answer nobody wants to hear, but answer it. all the governors of the federal reserve board. this republican ben bernanke
it may be that the fed is not political. it may be that mr. bernanke is not political. but all the federal reserve governors in washington on the board are obama appointees and they are all easy money, big pump priming, lord knows some of them were involved in fiscal policy, those big spenders, does that influence and affect your thinking about these matters? >> certainly the people in washington and the people selected by the president, they're democrats, they probably believe in a lot...
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obama have the political guts and courage to do it. thank you, richard callenberg, thank you, michael petrilli. >>> it's here, at last, the first look at apple iphone 5, does it live up to all of the hype? that's our next issue. >>> stocks eke out small gains today. the dow and the s&p 500 touched fresh multi-year highs earlier in the session before the afternoon pullback. investors remain on their toes ahead of tomorrow's fed announcement. here now, stephen weiss of short hills capital author of "the big win." can we do this apple story iphone 5? i'm dying to buy one because i hate my samsung. do you think it's a good product? >> too many people are now worried about what's next? they didn't do much for the ipad 3 or the ipad, i've got one right here, actually and there were many upgrades. i think there were very sound upgrades for iphone 5. for apple it's a penetration story and i would buy the stock. i do own the stock. i'm also short puts. it's 13 times earnings. >> what kind of margins do they make on these things? >> yea, but you
obama have the political guts and courage to do it. thank you, richard callenberg, thank you, michael petrilli. >>> it's here, at last, the first look at apple iphone 5, does it live up to all of the hype? that's our next issue. >>> stocks eke out small gains today. the dow and the s&p 500 touched fresh multi-year highs earlier in the session before the afternoon pullback. investors remain on their toes ahead of tomorrow's fed announcement. here now, stephen weiss of short...
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it has not happened under president obama in washington, d.c. which leads me to another big story tonight. a new controversial book by famed journalist bob woodburg posits the notion that congress wrestled control of government from a weak, ine if he can si
it has not happened under president obama in washington, d.c. which leads me to another big story tonight. a new controversial book by famed journalist bob woodburg posits the notion that congress wrestled control of government from a weak, ine if he can si
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but thank you, gentlemen. >>> let's talk about the politics of obama care. the republicans already gearing up for the 2014 elections and they're using the obama care failure to target all democrats, even democrats in the blue states. ace political reporter robert costa has the latest on that and much more next up on "kudlow." [ paper rustles, outdoor sounds ] ♪ [ male announcer ] laura's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. >>> >>> president obama's job approval now 16 points under water. the latest polling average showed just 40% approval, 56% disapproval. that and the unpopularity of obama care has given republicans the edge in a generic congressional ballot. the gop is holding a three-point lead. so republicans had trailed by nearly seven points this time last month. now it's all turned around. what's their strategy going to be to maintain momentum into next year
but thank you, gentlemen. >>> let's talk about the politics of obama care. the republicans already gearing up for the 2014 elections and they're using the obama care failure to target all democrats, even democrats in the blue states. ace political reporter robert costa has the latest on that and much more next up on "kudlow." [ paper rustles, outdoor sounds ] ♪ [ male announcer ] laura's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin...
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is obama winning the political game? >> probably. it's ironic that the guy who campaigned in berlin as a citizen of the world is the guy running under the xenophobia ticket, these dirty chinese people stealing our jobs. this is pat buchanan stuff. he ought to know better. >> protectionism. he's blaming romney for sending jobs overseas. >> blaming romney for being good at business. he doesn't even distinguish. it doesn't necessarily closing down u.s. factories and opening overseas. it's having businesses doing business all over the world. there was a bad thing in the washington post story that didn't distinguish. >> romney is a good china basher himself. >> he is. he's going to designate them a currency manipulator. every time i hear that i want to say, have you met ben bernanke? >> kevin williamson, national review. romney needs to get a response going or he'll be hurt politically. coming up we'll talk about this. we have virginia governor bob mcdonnell. he spent the day campaigning with mitt romney. i'm going to press the governor a
is obama winning the political game? >> probably. it's ironic that the guy who campaigned in berlin as a citizen of the world is the guy running under the xenophobia ticket, these dirty chinese people stealing our jobs. this is pat buchanan stuff. he ought to know better. >> protectionism. he's blaming romney for sending jobs overseas. >> blaming romney for being good at business. he doesn't even distinguish. it doesn't necessarily closing down u.s. factories and opening...
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politically it would be devastating for obama to have the economy have a crash. he owns the economy. when he is thinking about his political legacy, he doesn't want to have the economy be wrecked for fun or free. >> you know what? you're making a good point. you're making a good point. it will hurt him. >> thank you. >> but this is why i do not understand the kind of harsh, threatening, provocative language that he is using. now, you had some experts today, larry fink of blackrock, and what's his name from pimco, bill gross. >> bill gross, right. >> and those guys said, tom mcclintock, i'll get back to you. gross of pimco and larry kudlow fink of blackrock, both said there will be no default. you're talking the heart of wall street. so therefore i have the heart of wall street, the market itself that ignored obama today. the whole thing smacks of politics. blake zeff is right. if it boomeranged and the market actually fell and we went back into recession, hell, we're only growing 1.5%. we're not that far. it would destroy obama. it would absolutely destroy him. s
politically it would be devastating for obama to have the economy have a crash. he owns the economy. when he is thinking about his political legacy, he doesn't want to have the economy be wrecked for fun or free. >> you know what? you're making a good point. you're making a good point. it will hurt him. >> thank you. >> but this is why i do not understand the kind of harsh, threatening, provocative language that he is using. now, you had some experts today, larry fink of...
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obama really missed his mark. the revolt of the populist, the tea party people and the independents, i don't think he addressed them. they don't like government. he stood by big government last night, raising taxes on corporations and banks, bad idea. you know, what, the stock market votes every day. that tells the story. we'll see you tomorrow night. i'll be on "the call" tomorrow with melissa.
obama really missed his mark. the revolt of the populist, the tea party people and the independents, i don't think he addressed them. they don't like government. he stood by big government last night, raising taxes on corporations and banks, bad idea. you know, what, the stock market votes every day. that tells the story. we'll see you tomorrow night. i'll be on "the call" tomorrow with melissa.
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mitt romney politely cleaned obama's clock last week. perhaps mr. ryan can do likewise. we will see. so, just what paul ryan's debate strategy is going to be, let's go ringside to the debate site in kentucky. we're joined live by john heilemann, the national affairs editor for "new york" magazine and a pal of paul ryan. aaron shock, when was the last time you talked to ryan, and what is inside his head? >> well, sunday he was in chicago for a fund-raiser. i had the chance to have lunch with he and his wife jana, and, you know, he's doing great. he's had -- been doing debate prep with ted olsen who has been playing joe biden, but the great thing about paul is he's a man of substance. he's a man of specifics. he's a man of great policy depth which is why i think joe biden chose him as his running mate, and -- and so he really just needs to use this opportunity to communicate with the american people about what his plans are, and really to hold vice president biden's feet to the fire as to what the obama rhetoric s.a lot of their time has been spent villifying paul ryan, vi
mitt romney politely cleaned obama's clock last week. perhaps mr. ryan can do likewise. we will see. so, just what paul ryan's debate strategy is going to be, let's go ringside to the debate site in kentucky. we're joined live by john heilemann, the national affairs editor for "new york" magazine and a pal of paul ryan. aaron shock, when was the last time you talked to ryan, and what is inside his head? >> well, sunday he was in chicago for a fund-raiser. i had the chance to...
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of course, obama is campaigning. of course he mixes politics with government. i don't know why the republicans are hung up on that, and they're not talking about the stalled economy, they're not talking about tax hikes, they're not talking about obama care, they're not talking about all of the key issues. the country knows presidents campaign. bush did it more than obama! >> yeah. i think you're dead on right. >> what's this about? >> this is a red herring, this is the politics of it. this election more than any other is about your message. it is about how you galvanize people around core ideas and a principled view of the future, the vision you have for growing the economy, creating the jobs so the students that are graduating in just a month from now will have something they can walk into in terms of unemployment. so it is a goofy argument to make. the president is doing what presidents in the past have always done. they govern, campaign, campaign, govern. they blur the lines. that's what the white house affords you to do. it is the role of the opposition to
of course, obama is campaigning. of course he mixes politics with government. i don't know why the republicans are hung up on that, and they're not talking about the stalled economy, they're not talking about tax hikes, they're not talking about obama care, they're not talking about all of the key issues. the country knows presidents campaign. bush did it more than obama! >> yeah. i think you're dead on right. >> what's this about? >> this is a red herring, this is the...
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is that a different obama or is this just a politically clever obama? >> ah, he came in and met with the house republicans. i take him for his word. he spent an hour-plus talking this through. i think his chief of staff is reaching out more, trying to do more. but when you get to tough issues like immigration and how to fix obamacare, it's totally broken and other issue, i don't see the president engageing with rank and file people in the house and senate. i don't see him using the way to the white house. peggy noonan in a new york times article, she nailed it on the head, the president doesn't know and have the inclination on how to use the power of the president. >> chip, who are you for right now regarding 2016? >> we got a lot of candidates. i hope my former boss governor mike huckabee would consider rung again. i think he's exactly what the party needs. he's a wonderful communicator. >> he's a great man. he's making too much money as a tv and radio personality, chip. >> well, that's what, i hope he knows for the greater good of this country he shou
is that a different obama or is this just a politically clever obama? >> ah, he came in and met with the house republicans. i take him for his word. he spent an hour-plus talking this through. i think his chief of staff is reaching out more, trying to do more. but when you get to tough issues like immigration and how to fix obamacare, it's totally broken and other issue, i don't see the president engageing with rank and file people in the house and senate. i don't see him using the way to...
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since we talk about politics the market's at the highest levels of the obama presidency. talk about timing. pretty good on a day like today. we want to put the rally in more calendar context the t. for the s&p we are looking at levels not seen in more than four and a half years. the dow the last month of 2007 and the nasdaq gets the prize, touching nearly 12-year high. in terms of sector, six of the ten up more than 2% paced by materials and financials. some big names outperformed in the marketplace today. let's take a look at those. we have bank of america up 5%. again you have goldman sachs, three and a quarter. citigroup four and a half. jpmorgan four and a quarter. morgan stanley 3.5 to the upside. amazon, high of 252 pulling back slightly. they introduce new kindles. gives me an opportunity to show you incredible charts in stock market history. 12,679% to the upside. back to you. >> many thanks, brian. since march of 2009 the dow and s&p have doubled. the nasdaq up 147%. i regard the rally as a function of rising profits which are almost identical to the stock market
since we talk about politics the market's at the highest levels of the obama presidency. talk about timing. pretty good on a day like today. we want to put the rally in more calendar context the t. for the s&p we are looking at levels not seen in more than four and a half years. the dow the last month of 2007 and the nasdaq gets the prize, touching nearly 12-year high. in terms of sector, six of the ten up more than 2% paced by materials and financials. some big names outperformed in the...
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is that a political issue? do you think president obama can turn that tide? >> i think that is a very difficult sell to the american people. i know here in our state, as i'm sure it is probably in most parts of the country, business people are very worried about what is going to happen to their businesses. they have the obamacare nightmare staring them in the face. they don't know what to expect in terms of the proposal for new taxes on them. and what our state and i think the entire country needs is consumer confidence but also some business confidence. businesses are not going to risk their capital unless they have some certainty about what the future is going to look like, and i think that is the greatest detriment to our economy rebounding is the uncertainty. proposals coming out of the white house are all over the board and it scares business people and it scares the american public. >> in that same vein, governor, would you rather have the republican nominees talk about economic growth policies, as you said, energy, taxes, regulations, or social issues?
is that a political issue? do you think president obama can turn that tide? >> i think that is a very difficult sell to the american people. i know here in our state, as i'm sure it is probably in most parts of the country, business people are very worried about what is going to happen to their businesses. they have the obamacare nightmare staring them in the face. they don't know what to expect in terms of the proposal for new taxes on them. and what our state and i think the entire...
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i think it tells everything about the politics and the culture of the obama e.p.a. it's quite remarkable. many thanks to senator james innhoff of oklahoma. let's turn to cnbc contributor jared bernstein, former chief economist advisor for joe biden and texas economist joel bratdy, the vice chair of the economic committee. how shocked were you when you heard this crucifixion statement, and i want to ask, where is lisa jackson? do i have the name right? she's the e.p.a. administrator. has she yet disowned this horrible, dreadful statement by her suborder nat? >> she's not disowned it, larry, and she's not taking any action to discipline him or in my view i think she needs to replace him. truth of the matter is, we're seeing a war on energy manufacturing in texas and other energy producing states like we've never seen before. i think the statement wasn't just shocking. it was revealing about the mindset and truth of the matter is, we need regulators in every agency who take a balanced approach, who look at putting water and clean energy and clean air, but understand th
i think it tells everything about the politics and the culture of the obama e.p.a. it's quite remarkable. many thanks to senator james innhoff of oklahoma. let's turn to cnbc contributor jared bernstein, former chief economist advisor for joe biden and texas economist joel bratdy, the vice chair of the economic committee. how shocked were you when you heard this crucifixion statement, and i want to ask, where is lisa jackson? do i have the name right? she's the e.p.a. administrator. has she yet...
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a cynical political ploy before the election. president obama circumvents congress and institutes policy to stop deporting as many as 400,000 illegal immigrants illegally. there are parts of his plan that i support. most especially military kids should certainly get work pefr mitts for jobs. if you defend this country, you ought to get work heere when yo come home, but by passing congress? that i can't accept. take a listen to this. >> it is the right thing to do. excuse me, sir. it's not time for questions, sir. the next time i prefer that you let me finish my statements before you ask that question. is this the right thing to do for the meamerican people. i did not ask for an argument. i'm answering your question. >> very odd story. we talk about the dow. it climbed 115 points, the s&p 500 up 14, the nasdaq closes the week up 36. the world economy continues to teeter over the outcome of the greek elections on monday. in the worst case scenario that could include a major run on all the southern european banks. it really is the g
a cynical political ploy before the election. president obama circumvents congress and institutes policy to stop deporting as many as 400,000 illegal immigrants illegally. there are parts of his plan that i support. most especially military kids should certainly get work pefr mitts for jobs. if you defend this country, you ought to get work heere when yo come home, but by passing congress? that i can't accept. take a listen to this. >> it is the right thing to do. excuse me, sir. it's not...
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and larry summers won't get it right and barack obama will have political trouble. american businesses need customers. they can produce. but they can't sell enough of what they make. >> we got to wrap. our thanks to the very good looking david goodfriend and the bow-tied peter mari kroechlt ci. >>> coming up, almost four months after his death, michael jackson is about to stage a comeback. details on his new single "this is it." that's when we come back. (announcer) take your time to find the right time with cialis for daily use... a clinically proven, low-dose tablet for erectile dysfunction you take every day so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. tell your doctor about your medical condition and all medications and ask if you're healthy enough for sexual activity. don't take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. don't drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long term injury seek immediate medical help for an
and larry summers won't get it right and barack obama will have political trouble. american businesses need customers. they can produce. but they can't sell enough of what they make. >> we got to wrap. our thanks to the very good looking david goodfriend and the bow-tied peter mari kroechlt ci. >>> coming up, almost four months after his death, michael jackson is about to stage a comeback. details on his new single "this is it." that's when we come back. (announcer)...
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jonathan cowan, i don't think president obama frankly understands politics very well. or at least not current politics. instead of swiss bank accounts people are worried about growth in jobs. as the cbs new york times poll said. another one today. mr. obama in florida attacking romney for attacking obama care. why? obama care among seniors and everyone else is probably the most hated program in america. why would he do that? >> but, larry, let's back up. i agree on entrepreneurs and growth. it's got to be the focus of politics. i disagree on the fundamental interpretation of the poll. first, the economy is bad. voters aren't happy about that. romney should be killing obama in the horse race. absolutely killing him with these numbers with unemployment over 8%. he's not. it's still a horse race. >> it's 39 for obama. >> no, no. >> 55 for romney on the economy. >> i'm talking -- >> how much more -- get there. >> romney should be able to translate that into a lead in the national poll and he's not. second, and this is key. there is really bad news here for romney. three pi
jonathan cowan, i don't think president obama frankly understands politics very well. or at least not current politics. instead of swiss bank accounts people are worried about growth in jobs. as the cbs new york times poll said. another one today. mr. obama in florida attacking romney for attacking obama care. why? obama care among seniors and everyone else is probably the most hated program in america. why would he do that? >> but, larry, let's back up. i agree on entrepreneurs and...
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president obama playing pipeline politics out in cushing, oklahoma. john harwood is joining us now with more. john, is this a change of heart by the president? or did he really, as he says have to wait to do enough environmental checks as he claims and was sort of backed into a corner by republicans? >> well, he was first backed into a corner by environmentalists, brian. i believe the president was intending through his state department to approve that keystone pipeline, then the heat was turned up, he was responding to his political base. so, yes, he was playing politics as republicans are playing politics now. and what he's trying to do in this visit to cushing is to neutralize republican attacks on him. republicans are saying by blocking the keystone pipeline, the upper portion for environmental reasons that he's both driving gas prices up and costing american jobs. the president responded that he too is in favor for the use of oil and oil drilling. but republican policies of drill, drill, drill are simply not enough. >> yes, we're going to keep on
president obama playing pipeline politics out in cushing, oklahoma. john harwood is joining us now with more. john, is this a change of heart by the president? or did he really, as he says have to wait to do enough environmental checks as he claims and was sort of backed into a corner by republicans? >> well, he was first backed into a corner by environmentalists, brian. i believe the president was intending through his state department to approve that keystone pipeline, then the heat was...
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obama and his team. they have a total political -- but they're going go down in the polls more and more because they're on the wrong side of these issues. folks want to get well economically. they're not interested in killing their next door banker. >> i know they're not. but they see the stock market up 70% in 310 days and say, okay, we can risk upsetting the apple cart a little bit because things look pretty good. >> you don't sound that concerned. >> well, look how they're playing with fire with ben bernanke. ben bernanke is the one guy -- he saved the world 18 months ago. no good deed goes unpunished. >> he broke the window and then he repaired it. is that what you're telling me? >> that was the on the job training that no one else in america has. we cannot afford to bring some rookie in and including an 85-year-old rookie named paul volcker. >> 82 -- don't give him 85. at that age there's a big difference. can i ask my bear. what do you think about paul volcker taking over the fed? if bernanke can't
obama and his team. they have a total political -- but they're going go down in the polls more and more because they're on the wrong side of these issues. folks want to get well economically. they're not interested in killing their next door banker. >> i know they're not. but they see the stock market up 70% in 310 days and say, okay, we can risk upsetting the apple cart a little bit because things look pretty good. >> you don't sound that concerned. >> well, look how they're...
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but that doesn't mean there's no political risk for obama. yes, it will energize his liberal base. it will encourage gay donors, especially who are active, and also young people. but it also poses the risk of alienating some noncollege whites in swing states like ohio, north carolina, and virginia. obama administration officials say any of those voters who would vote against him on this issue already think he's for gay marriage even before today's announcement, but republicans say some of those conservatives who were not energized by mitt romney could all of a sudden have a new reason to turn out, larry. >> it kind of blew my mind. after north carolina voted to ban gay marriage, a constitutional state amendment by a big margin, if i'm not mistaken, why has obama come out on the day after? >> well, i think if vice president biden hasn't done what he did on "meet the press", it wouldn't have happened today. i think the president felt he needed to act. and in some ways that north carolina amendment increased pressure because you had a big public statement from the electorate in the st
but that doesn't mean there's no political risk for obama. yes, it will energize his liberal base. it will encourage gay donors, especially who are active, and also young people. but it also poses the risk of alienating some noncollege whites in swing states like ohio, north carolina, and virginia. obama administration officials say any of those voters who would vote against him on this issue already think he's for gay marriage even before today's announcement, but republicans say some of those...
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the ap reports today, the top political appointees in the obama administration are using secret government e-mail accounts to conduct federal business. the list includes health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius and lisa jackson who reportedly used the alias richard windsor. is there ever going to be an end to the cover had be-ups in the administration? matt lewis, senior contributor at the daily caller. matt, what is this all about? >> well, there is a owe there is a possibility there this is all innocent, larry, because it does make sense you would have a couple e-mail addresses. i'm not being facetious. if you have a public e-mail address being inundated with hundreds of e-mails, you may have a second one to communicate internal internally. the problem, though, is that when citizens or media outlets -- do a freedom of information act request to obtain this information, which they have every right to do, usually, almost every time, these secret e-mails go unreported. and so whether it's by design or just a nice coincidence, some of the things being said by our government offi
the ap reports today, the top political appointees in the obama administration are using secret government e-mail accounts to conduct federal business. the list includes health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius and lisa jackson who reportedly used the alias richard windsor. is there ever going to be an end to the cover had be-ups in the administration? matt lewis, senior contributor at the daily caller. matt, what is this all about? >> well, there is a owe there is a...
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later on, not only was the jobs number an economic disaster, it was a political disaster. obama's failed speech and failed jobs creation has now opened the door wide for mitt romney. he's got a big opportunity. our free market friday panel is going to sound off. folks, as always, don't forget. free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. if we had more free market capitalism and more economic freedom we would be growing jobs at 4, 5, 600,000 a month. trust me. reagan taught me that. i'm larry kudlow. we'll be right back. jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] i bought the car because of its efficiency. i bought
later on, not only was the jobs number an economic disaster, it was a political disaster. obama's failed speech and failed jobs creation has now opened the door wide for mitt romney. he's got a big opportunity. our free market friday panel is going to sound off. folks, as always, don't forget. free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. if we had more free market capitalism and more economic freedom we would be growing jobs at 4, 5, 600,000 a month. trust me. reagan taught me that....
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. >> so was president obama's job summit in the white house just a political pr stunt? joining us now, someone who was actually there, former labor secretary robert reich, the author of super capitalism. and "the wall street journal" steve moore, co-author of "the end of prosperity. i can't figure out what went on there. the stock market sold off. was there a wpa new deal plan. was this $500 billion federal jobs plan of afl unions? tell us. >> i didn't hear either of those. most were small business, medium size business ceo subpoena. they said they're having a hard time getting act tesz to great and they need more certainty of what the legal environment is going to be in the future. and also some mayors said look, we would also like more stimulus in terms of using that t.a.r.p. money you haven't used. use it for more infrastructure and stimulus. those were the three things i kept on hearing over and over again. >> so you've got a jobs report tomorrow for the month of november. wall street expectations are something like a 10% unemployment rate. did they solve the jobs p
. >> so was president obama's job summit in the white house just a political pr stunt? joining us now, someone who was actually there, former labor secretary robert reich, the author of super capitalism. and "the wall street journal" steve moore, co-author of "the end of prosperity. i can't figure out what went on there. the stock market sold off. was there a wpa new deal plan. was this $500 billion federal jobs plan of afl unions? tell us. >> i didn't hear either of...
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we will have that story. >>> the day after mitt romney politely and respectfully cleaned obama's clock president obama tried to quickly turn the page. cnbc's amin javers has more. >> reporter: the day after the debate strategy tells you which campaign this they won last night and which did not win. mitt romney spoke on tv after the network newscasts had gone on the air. that forced the tv networks through the day and the evening broadcast this is evening to use pictures from last night's debate again and again. president barack obama, however, had two rallies including one in denver, colorado where he had sort of a chance to do a do-over from last night. take a listen. >> when i got onto the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but it couldn't have been mitt romney, because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy. the fellow on stage last night said he didn't know anything about that. >> now larry, mitt romney is speaking this evening in virginia. we'll see both
we will have that story. >>> the day after mitt romney politely and respectfully cleaned obama's clock president obama tried to quickly turn the page. cnbc's amin javers has more. >> reporter: the day after the debate strategy tells you which campaign this they won last night and which did not win. mitt romney spoke on tv after the network newscasts had gone on the air. that forced the tv networks through the day and the evening broadcast this is evening to use pictures from last...
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that's not obama's fault. however, it will -- it will hurt him politically. it will hurt him politically in pennsylvania, in philadelphia, in ohio. it's not a net plus. no way. and they can't hide behind chris christie. chris christie's doing a good job, saying what he has to say, and done good by obama by telling the truth. but the fact of the matter is nobody's going to be happy tomorrow and sunday and monday with the level of services they're getting. >> there you go. >> could be bad for obama. >> bob shrum, i read your notes carefully. you're plmocking the idea mitt romney could take pennsylvania. i'd take that mocking back. pennsylvania is a real battleground state and that's why romney's spending time there. >> it's in play. pennsylvania's in play. >> you have two hopes. your first hope is people will blame the president for the aftermath of the storm. >> they will. >> i think that's untrue and happy. your second hope is pennsylvania, which is always fool's gold for the gop. ed could tell you if he was being honest going all the way back to george h.w.
that's not obama's fault. however, it will -- it will hurt him politically. it will hurt him politically in pennsylvania, in philadelphia, in ohio. it's not a net plus. no way. and they can't hide behind chris christie. chris christie's doing a good job, saying what he has to say, and done good by obama by telling the truth. but the fact of the matter is nobody's going to be happy tomorrow and sunday and monday with the level of services they're getting. >> there you go. >> could be...
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i think obama is playing this the best he possibly can politically. came out and said he's in favor of chained cpi, in favor of means testing medicare. got liberals outraged over these two positions so he's put himself squarely in the middle while the left and right look like they are the ones who the obstructionists who aren't getting anything done so from president obama's objective he's right where he needs to be but the problem -- >> his approval rating is falling, is that where he needs to be? what's going on? >> the problem is nothing is getting done because the republicans aren't willing to compromise. >> see, all this paul ryan stuff reform is way down the road. seniors are going to get hit next year if that chained cpi goes into place. >> that's a tax increase. that doesn't count. that's 1 for 1 >> you can't have it both ways. you can't say you want cuts and you want to deal with entitlement but then you're afraid to deal with them right now. president obama deserves credit for the courage to put this on the table. >> the plan does not change
i think obama is playing this the best he possibly can politically. came out and said he's in favor of chained cpi, in favor of means testing medicare. got liberals outraged over these two positions so he's put himself squarely in the middle while the left and right look like they are the ones who the obstructionists who aren't getting anything done so from president obama's objective he's right where he needs to be but the problem -- >> his approval rating is falling, is that where he...
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jennifer, politically, he's surrounded, he, president obama, with a bunch of left-wing advisers. he's surrounded by them. he needs to get rid of his left-wing advisers. valerie jarrett has given him bad advice, david axle rod has given him some bad advice. he needs to bring some bill clinton people in there so he can change his tune. >> i'm a compassionate conservative. so i made a suggestion to the president and that was to dump david axelrod rod. he didn't take me up on that. the problem is not with the advisers, it's with the president. he does not want to extend the bush tax cuts. what he's risking is a further downturn in the economy which won't help his election prospects. i go back to the mayor, he has a different recollection than mine. the grand parghen as "the new york times" and the "washington post" both reported were ditched by the president not by john boehner. so had the president done that h the president adopted simpson/bowles, had he put forth his own tax reform bill, we would not be in this problem as a country and he wouldn't be in this problem in toefrms re-e
jennifer, politically, he's surrounded, he, president obama, with a bunch of left-wing advisers. he's surrounded by them. he needs to get rid of his left-wing advisers. valerie jarrett has given him bad advice, david axle rod has given him some bad advice. he needs to bring some bill clinton people in there so he can change his tune. >> i'm a compassionate conservative. so i made a suggestion to the president and that was to dump david axelrod rod. he didn't take me up on that. the...